RIMOWA Electronic Tag Luggage

Monday, March 28, 2016by Wendy Lam

I travel quite often and having good luggage is very important. Not only does it have to look good, can withstand abuse (durability) and be lightweight, knowing where the luggage is is important as well. Have your airline ever lost your luggage or been delayed? It’s nerve racking and not cool at all! I’m personally a big fan of RIMOWA luggage and own two myself and am super excited about this new launch!

Thanks to the latest innovation, the RIMOWA Electronic Tag, travelers can now use their smartphone to check in their smart bag from the convenience of their own homes, and hand it in within seconds at the airport. The RIMOWA Electronic Tag is based on digital technology that is directly integrated into selected RIMOWA suitcases.

The new RIMOWA Electronic Tag cases are now available in Europe and will be available in the US in early summer. I can’t wait for this to launch! Sign me up!

How does it work?

The RIMOWA Electronic Tag replaces the usual paper label with a digital data module integrated into the suitcase. It displays digital luggage data in the same size and with the same appearance as today’s paper labels. The switch from analogue to digital is therefore quite simple. The same applies to its use: in future, in addition to a digital boarding pass, airlines will also provide their passengers with digital luggage data for their booked flights.

Just send your digital boarding card via Bluetooth from your smartphone to your piece of luggage fitted with the RIMOWA Electronic Tag. The transfer takes only a few moments. Afterwards, the luggage data appear on the data module.

Now the checked-in smart bag can be handed in within seconds at one of the airport’s semi- or fully automatic luggage check-in stations.

From 2016, Lufthansa will be offering their passengers this new convenient service, made possible by the RIMOWA Electronic Tag. Other airline partners are expected to introduce this new technology in the near future.